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Ha-Seong Kim got his first opportunity to play in 6 days by being named in the starting lineup as the 8th hitter and shortstop in the away game against the New York Mets on the 13th. From his first at-bat, he showed off his strengths, including a good pitching ability, and drew a walk, giving the team a golden opportunity to load the bases with no outs. However, subsequent batters were helpless with strikeouts and fly balls, creating a disappointing scene in which the team members were unable to eat the meal that Ha-seong Kim had prepared. Although there were no hits, his efforts to lead the game from the beginning showed that he fully served as the starting point of the team's attack in the early stages of the game.

Entering the mid-game, Ha-seong Kim tried to prove his presence by continuing to fight the pitcher persistently. In particular, in the top of the 4th inning, he fought a close game that lasted up to 9 pitches and kicked 3 fouls, proving how focused he was at the plate. Although the result was a ground ball to third base and he could not even record an advanced base hit, his struggle to find a hitting mechanism is definitely something to keep an eye on. His third at-bat as the leadoff hitter in the top of the 7th inning also ended with a ground ball to third base, resulting in a report card of no hits in 2 at-bats and 1 walk on the day.

In the second half of the game, the Atlanta bench made the decision to substitute pinch hitter Rowdy Tellez for Ha-seong Kim. In a desperate catch-up situation with 2 outs and 1st and 3rd bases in the top of the 8th inning, the bench expected a pinch hitter rather than Kim Ha-seong's hitting ability, but as a result, this replacement card also led to a fly ball to left field, breaking the team's will to turn the tables. In the face of the team's third consecutive loss, Kim Ha-seong's replacement as a pinch hitter was a symbolic scene that simultaneously showed his current position and his cool-headed evaluation within the team. As a result, through today's game, Ha-seong Kim's season batting average dropped to 0.093, continuing the unfortunate situation of being unable to get out of the swamp of poor batting.

Looking at the situation of the team as a whole, the Atlanta Braves are in a swamp of 3 consecutive losses with this loss, and it seems like their momentum has slowed down. The decisive cause of the loss was that starting pitcher Spencer Strider gave up 7 runs in 3 innings, giving the lead to the opponent from the beginning of the game. Although the Mets' firepower, led by Bo Bichette and Juan Soto, was strong, Atlanta's batting line also fell silent at every decisive opportunity and lost momentum in the chase. They are currently leading the National League's Eastern Division, but the momentum of their pursuers, such as the Los Angeles Dodgers and Milwaukee Brewers, is strong, so the team as a whole is in urgent need of reorganization.